Forefinger mitt



Oct. 6, 1964 M. SLIMOVITZ 3,151,335

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United States Patent 3,151,335 FOREFINGER MITT Morris L. Slirnovitz, PD. Box 219, Newbern, Tenn. Filed Sept. 1963, Ser. No. 307,396

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-169) This invention comprises a novel and useful semi-gunn cut finger mitt and more particularly pertains to a forefinger mitt having an improved forefinger construction.

Heretofore conventional mitts having forefinger stalls have left much to be desired in the way of comfort and serviceability. Prior constructions of which I am aware have been almost invariably attended by a tendency of the forefinger seam to cause irritation to the forefinger of the wearer, a pronounced resistance to flexing of the forefinger stall and a relatively rapid wearing and deterioration of the forefinger stall. It is therefore the primary purpose of this invention to provide a glove and especially a mitt of the forefinger type which shall largely overcome these difficulties through the provision ofta forefinger construction in which the forefinger stall has a relatively complete freedom of flexing and movement without the necessity for stretching of the palm or back portions of the mitt, and in general wherein the forefinger construction will give the maximum freedom of movement of the forefinger, the maximum comfort of the forefinger of the wearer and will admit of a mitt having the maximum sensitivity of feel in the forefinger or the maximum wearing quality therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide a glove construction which will enable the forefinger to be selectively of a much lighter and more tactile material than the rest of the glove in order to promote sensitivity of feel for the forefinger or of a heavier and longer wearing material in the interest of greater durability for the mitt and forefinger construction.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a forefinger construction for a mitt or glove wherein a single piece of material comprising the forefinger may be joined by a separate seam to complete the forefinger stall and may be attached to the body of the glove solely at the base of the forefinger stall.

A further object of the invention is to provide a forefinger construction for a glove or mitt which shall consist of a single solid piece of material having its two edges joined solely across the end and the inside edge of the forefinger stall and comprising a substantially seamless wrap-around forefinger.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a group assembly view of the blanks forming the mitt of this invention, the palm and back mitts being shown joined together;

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of a further stage in the fabrication of the mitt in accordance with this invention, with the forefinger and thumb components being secured to the palm and back portion of the body of the glove;

FIGURE 3 is a view of the palm portion of the mitt and showing the forefinger and thumb stalls assembled thereon;

FIGURE 4 is a detail view in vertical section taken substantially upon a plane indicated by section line 44 of FIGURE 3 and showing in particular the internal structure of the forefinger and its attachment to the palm and back portion of the glove; and

FIGURE 5 is a detail view in vertical section taken substantially upon the plane indicated by section line 55 of sisting of palm and back 3,l5l,335 Patented Get. 6, 1964 FIGURE 3 and showing in particular the attachment of the thumb stall to the glove.

Reference is made first to FIGURE 1 which shows the various components employed to fabricate a forefinger mitt in accordance with this invention. These components, each formed of a suitable glove material, include a glove body indicated generally by the numeral 10 and conportions 12 and 14 respectively of suitable configuration. In addition, there is provided an inside thumb component 16, the main thumb or thumb covering component 18 and a forefinger component 20. These four components when assembled and of a construction and configuration to be now described constitute the complete mitt of the forefinger type except that the customary cuff, not shown, is secured to the Wrist portion of the mitt.

The palm and back portions of the glove body during the act of assembly are disposed in side-by-side relation as shown in FIGURE 1 and have the adjacent edges 22 and 24 of the palm and back overlapping along a longitudinal medial axis 26 extending through these components as shown in FIGURE 1. It will be observed that the sub-assembly of the palm and back components when seamed and spread out as shown in FIGURES l and 2 is provided with a forefinger notch 28 which is centered with respect to the medial axis 26 and which extends inwardly from the finger or outside edge of the glove body. The notch includes appropriately shaped and positioned side edges Stl and 32 which constitute the walls of the notch 28 together with a bottom edge 34 extending transversely of the glove body and of the medial axis 26 and extending into both of the palm and back portions as shown clearly in FIGURE 1. This bottom edge will be appropriately shaped to provide the necessary precision of fit with the forefinger stall as set forth hereinafter.

At one end, the bottom edge 34 is transversely extended to provide an undercut as at 36 into the palm portion and below the side wall 32 of the notch.

Observing now the wrist portion of the glove body, it will be noted there is provided in the palm portion thereof a thumb notch 40. From the bottom edge 42 of this notch there projects a thumb tab 44 extending inwardly into the notch. The inside member or component 16 and the outside or cover member 18 of the thumb are secured to the portion 14 and to the edges of the thumb notch 40 to provide the glove thumb in a manner which will be subsequently set forth.

Referring next to the forefinger component 20, it will be observed that this consists of a single sheet of unbroken material which is non-symmetrically shaped about a longitudinally extending medial or fold line 50. This fold line thus provides the forefinger component into two unequal components or sections indicated at 52 and 54 respectively. The blank which forms the forefinger has an inner edge 56 together with a side edge 58 for the section 52 and a side edge 69 for the section 54, the side edges at their outer ends converging inwardly to a recess an at the outer end of the fold line 59. It is to be noted that the section 54 at the junction ofthe side edge 60 with the inner or bottom edge 56 forms a laterally projecting corner portion or tip 64.

In assembling the forefinger 20 to the body It), as shown in FIGURE 2, the inward or bottom edge 56 of the forefinger material 2i) is placed upon the edge 34- of the notch 28 with the body of the forefinger component lying upon the palm and back portions of the glove body. In this position, the two edges are joined by a single continuous unbroken seam which starts at the junction of the lower end of the side edge 58 of the forefinger blank 20 with the right end of the bottom or inner edge 56 and at the right end of the notched bottom edge 34, then extends across the entire length of the notch edge 34 and forefinger component to the then finally seaming the edges 56 and 61' at the corner portion 64 to the two edges of the undercut recess 35 as shown in the dotted line seam 61 in FIGURE 1. The position of this tip portion 64 and the seam by which the forefinger is secured to the body of the glove will be further apparent from FIGURE 3.

Next, the two sections 52 and 54 of the forefinger are folded about the fold line or medial line 56 and are then joined to each other and closed by a single continuous unbroken seam, a portion of which is indicated at 66 in FIGURE 4, this seam extending from recess 62 at the outer ends of the two side edges 58 and 68 and then continuing along and joining the two side edges 58 and 69.

It is to be observed that a single continuous unbroken seam is provided for securing the bottom edge of the bottom edge of the notch and for enclosing the forefinger. This seam may start at one end at the right hand side of the bottom edge 34, extends at the left across this bottom edge and along the edge of the undercut 36, and then continue up the juxtaposed edges 58 and 6t terminating in the recess 62.

Referring now again to FIGURE 1 in conjunction with FEGURES 2 and 5, it will be noted that the blank forming 1 the component 16 has a straight bottom edge 7% which is adapted to overlap the adjacent edge 72 of the tab 44 and to be seamed thereto as indicated in dotted lines at '73, the edges 79 and 72 being inclined to the wrist edge of the sections 12 and 14. Because of this inclination, the thumb is inclined or angled across the palm in the complete glove as shown in FIGURE 3. Thereupon, the blank 18 forming the thumb component is positioned as shown in FZGURE 2 and is then joined by a single seam fi along both the side edges 74 and '76 and its inner edge 73 to the sides of the thumb notch 49, and then along the side edges of the backturned tab 44 with the inside thumb component 16 secured thereto. Inasmuch as the formation of the thumb stall is of any suitable known type, and does not in itself form a part of the invention claimed herein, a description thereof is deemed to be unnecessary.

It will be noted that in some instances rather than using two glove portions 12 and 14, a single piece of material appropriately cut may be provided for this purpose.

The glove resulting from this invention possesses the advantage, referring now to FIGURE 3, in particular, that the forefinger component may be flexed and moved without a resultant stretching of the associated portions of the body due to the presence of the corner tip or portion 64 and the seam 61 at the base of the fore finger stall. Further, by providing the forefinger of a single piece of material, it is evident that appropriate selections of material may be made to obtain the utmost efiiciency for the glove. Thus, if greater sensitivity of feel is desired, the material of the component 29 may be of a thin material highly sensitive to feel. On the other hand, if greater strength is desired the material may be of heavier construction than that of the remainder of the glove in order to increase the resistance to wear.

It will be observed that a single seam consisting of the portions 61, closes the forefinger stall and attaches it to the glove body thereby reducing irritation of the forefinger of the user which is customarily present in conventional glove forefinger construction, increasing the dexterity of use of the forefinger and increasing the life of the glove.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A forefinger mitt comprising a glove body including palm and back portions joined and folded upon themselves along a longitudinal medial axisof said body and having-a forefinger stall and a thumb stall on said palm portion, said body having a forefinger notch lying along said medial axis and having a bottom edge extending transversely into 'both of said portions, said forefinger stall comprising a piece of material having an inner edge joined to said notch bottom edge and being folded medially upon itself substantially along said medial axis, the outer edges and the side edges of said material when folded and juxtaposed being joined by a single continuous seam to close the forefin er stall, said continuous seam being disposed between the forefinger stall and the remainder of the mitt body, said bottom edge of said notch undercutting said palm portion, said forefinger stall having a corner tip extending therefrom, the edges of said corner tip being joined to the palm portion on both edges of said undercut. g

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said palm portion has a thumb notch with a tab projecting from said palm portion into the inner end of said thumb notch, said tab having a terminal edge disposed in said thumb notch and inclined to the wrist edge of said palm portion, a thumb stall secured to said tab and to said palm portion along the edge of said notch and providing a thumb stall which is inclined relative to said palm wrist edge.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,425,784 Charney Aug. 19, 1947 2,785,412 Zelenka Mar. 19, 1957 

1. A FOREFINGER MITT COMPRISING A GLOVE BODY INCLUDING PALM AND BACK PORTIONS JOINED AND FOLDED UPON THEMSELVES ALONG A LONGITUDINAL MEDIAL AXIS OF SAID BODY AND HAVING A FOREFINGER STALL AND A THUMB STALL ON SAID PALM PORTION, SAID BODY HAVING A FOREFINGER NOTCH LYING ALONG SAID MEDIAL AXIS AND HAVING A BOTTOM EDGE EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY INTO BOTH OF SAID PORTIONS, SAID FOREFINGER STALL COMPRISING A PIECE OF MATERIAL HAVING AN INNER EDGE JOINED TO SAID NOTCH BOTTOM EDGE AND BEING FOLDED MEDIALLY UPON ITSELF SUBSTANTAILLY ALONG SAID MEDIAL AXIS, THE OUTER EDGES AND THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID MATERIAL WHEN FOLDED AND JUXTAPOSED BEING JOINED BY A SINGLE CONTINUOUS SEAM TO CLOSE THE FOREFINGER STALL, SAID CONTINUOUS SEAM BEING DISPOSED BETWEEN THE FOREFINGER STALL AND THE REMAINDER OF THE MITT BODY, SAID BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID NOTCH UNDERCUTTING SAID PALM PORTION, SAID FOREFINGER STALL HAVING A CORNER TIP EXTENDING THEREFROM, THE EDGES OF SAID CORNER TIP BEING JOINED TO THE PALM PORTION ON BOTH EDGES OF SAID UNDERCUT. 